Originally Posted by
SchmeckFlyer
The AMS train service is not special or specific to the airport, just part of the national network (you can get anywhere in the Netherlands from AMS with only one change, all big cities are direct). And 6 euro will get you a day return...
Indeed and ditto for Belgium. For some reason, the Brits can't do public service well. It is either inefficient, bloated public sector operator providing ridiculously poor service or private enterprise charging vastly more than is regarded normal elsewhere in Europe.